Downtown YK intersection closed to repair water break

The City of Yellowknife will be completing a water break repair at the intersection of 49 Street and 51 Avenue on February 24th.

The repair is expected to take place throughout the day.

The intersection will be closed to all traffic, however, local traffic access will be available in the following areas:

  • Franklin Avenue to 51 Avenue on 49 Street;
  • 51 Avenue to 52 Avenue on 49 Street;
  • 48 Street to 49 Street on 51 Avenue; and,
  • 49 Street to 50 Street on 51 Avenue.

Traffic controls will be in place to direct traffic and pedestrians are asked to choose an alternate route where possible.

Parking in the area will be limited. Interruptions to water services are unlikely but may occur.

The City says there is no indication that this issue is related to the water leak that occurred at a nearby location on Wednesday, February 17th.

Keven Dow
Keven Dow
News. Keven moved here from Ontario in November of 2018. As of December Keven is back to doing full-time news after transitioning into a news/mid-days position in late 2019. Prior to that, he was doing weekends/news for about 8-9 months. He's from a small tomato town in Ontario and went to College at Fanshawe for Radio Broadcasting. He loves talking about sports, entertainment, the community, and local events. Got a news tip? Email me at kdow@mytruenorthnow.com

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